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I would be interested to hear more about this. How UK friendly is it in terms of does it feature foods from the major supermarkets and we'll known brands? Presumably once you have added your own favourites it then gets quicker to use? My BMS are so sensitive, type 1.5, that it still pays to when...

Hi, I have been lads for 12 months, now just had insulin added. On the dvla form do I assume, as they can check, that I need to confirm I have had some hypos? I am v hypo aware, never needed assistance but cos of the nature of lada, my bms are often all over the place, hence now needing insulin...

Thank you so much, for the info and the prompt reply

Can anyone tell me if the testing strips for the GlucoRx nexus monitor are individually packed (like the freestyle optium ones) or whether they are loose in a tub? I am asking on behalf of a friend who needs to know quite urgently and the monitor they have been shown been showed had 10 strips...

Thank you both for your replies, I feel quite a bit easier about going! Thanks again.

I booked a holiday in italy several months before I was diagnosed as a type 1.5 . I am on metformin and ripaglinide, latter only before evening meal. Consultant does not want me to go on insulin yet as bms fairly controlled but still can be v unpredictable. What sort of foods can I have when i...

I was diagnosed with daibetes last September and after a lot of pushing, eventually saw a consultant who confirmed I was a lada. I have always beem very slim and struggled to put weight on and before diagnosis, was about 10 st 12, which was heavy for me.Don't get me wrong, I like food etc, I...

Hi, I know there are a lot of opinions re diet and carbs but can anyone explain this? I am on metformin 500 tds and gliclazide 80 in the morning, 160 at night. They suspect I may be type 1.5 lada but waiting hospital appt. I have been having quite a few hypos 2.6 etc, 3-4 hrs post breakfast but...

Any idea what flour you can use instead of almond? We have nut allergies in the family. Thanks.

Hi Smidge, a huge thank you for your reply - both helpful and encouraging. I have been looking at both the posts for type 1 and 2 and wasn't really sure where I fitted in so it is good to know there are others in a similar position. Also encouraging to hear that despite knowing you would need to...

Hi, I am now on metformin and gliclazide but have had a few hypos, 2.6, 3.8, 3.2 etc. They have always responded to coke in that I then take my BM 15 mins later as I was told to, and the levels are then above 6 or 7. However when I then take a cereal bar or have lunch etc if it is just before a...

I was prescribed metformin 500 three times a day but had dreadful nausea and cramps and couldn't eat. As my bms also didn't seem to be responding, gp changed it to Sr and added in gliclazide 80 twice a day. Few days later my bm spiked to 26 so he spoke to cons endocrinologist who advised...

Just to give you an update and ask for more advice (sorry). After not tolerating metformin 3x a day, nausea ++, and bs still 17 2 hrs post v small breakfast, gp put me on metformin 1gm Sr and glaclazide 80 twice a day. Bs then spiked to 26 a few days later (pre bed. Fasting bs that day had been...

Thank you for all your replies and support. I have read all about low carbs etc so trying to do that. However, it would still be helpful to know if when others used metformin and gliclazide whether it worked in a few days or a few weeks etc. I don't want to rush back too soon to gp incase he...

In brief, I was diagnosed last week with a reading of 15. gp is treating it as type 2 cos of my age, mid 40, but thinks I will need insulin soon as it is probably an autoimmune cause not diet or familial. (i had colitis and thyroid probs as well.) Started me on metformin 500 3x a day. Went back...